Boot-heel protector.



W. LAW & R. C. MANTON.

BOOT HEEL PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6.1917.

1 ,277,@ l O. Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

WILSON LAW AND EOBERT CHARLES MANTON, OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS T0 HENRY ERNEST KEATING, OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

BOOT-HEEL PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Application filed April 6, 1917. Serial No. 160,201.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, W1LsoN LAW, fitter, and RoBnR'r CHARLES MANTON, machinist, both of 281 Ladypool road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, in the county of lVarwick, England, have invented a new and useful Boot-Heel Protector; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

Our invention comprises a new or im proved metal heel protector for boots, shoes, or the like and refers to that class of such in which the securing means are disposed below the surface of the protector in such a way that a considerable depth of metal has to be worn away before the fastening means is reached; the object of the present invention being to provide an improved heel protector of this kind, giving a maximum of wear resistance and life for a minimum of weight.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1. is a perspective view of our heel piece detached.

Fig. 2. is a perspective view of the complete heel showing our heel piece in place.

Fig. 3. is a perspective view of the filling piece removed.

Fig. 4. is a plan of the heel piece.

Fig. 5. is a side elevation of same.

Fig. 6'. is a section at 66 in Fig. 4.

, In carrying our invention into practice as illustrated upon the accompanying drawings, the protector a is made from a malleable casting, being provided with a plurality of projections or lugs b, five such projections being shown in the example illus trated, each projection being provided with a hole whereby the heel protector may be secured in place upon the heel by screws or nails.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for The surface of the protector is provided with a series of depressions or cut away portions marked (Z forming surface projections marked 6 which serve to take a firm grip and prevent slipping which obtains when a plain metal surface is used; while the rear part a is plain and offers the maximum re sistance to wear at this point, such surface being of greater width than the side.

In practice after the protector has been secured upon the heel the filling piece which is of leather and marked is secured within the protector as illustrated in Fig.

By employing projections or lugs to secure the protector in place distinguished from the continuous fillet, it will be clear that a much lighter protector will be obtained permitting if necessary a greater depth of metal to be employed for the same weight of protector, while the irregular formation of the surface of the protector in addition to providing a grip serves to further lighten the weight of the protector.

What We claim then is A metal heel protector comprising a main body portion of horse-shoe like form, having on the surface of its two sides projec tions alternating with depressions, and a plain unbroken surface at the rear, such surface being of greater width than the surfaces of the projections formed along the side.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

. WILSON LAW.

ROBERT CHARLES MANTON.

lVitnesses GEORGE S. CoTTRnLL, HAROLD K. FoRRnsTER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

